In a huge blow to Robert Mueller, Judge T.S. Ellis rejected the special counsel’s “excessive” recommendation that Paul Manafort serve up to 24.5 years in prison after a Virginia jury convicted Manafort on 8 counts of bank and tax fraud.

Judge T.S. Ellis sentenced Manafort to 47 months in prison.

The Reagan-appointed judge also made it clear that he wants Paul Manafort to be given credit for the nine months he has already served in jail. Meaning Manafort will only have to serve out 38 months.

Judge wants Paul Manafort to be given credit for the nine months he's spent in jail, after a different judge revoked his bond last June. If that happens, Manafort's time in prison from now on would total a little more than three years.

“Judge wants Paul Manafort to be given credit for the nine months he’s spent in jail, after a different judge revoked his bond last June. If that happens, Manafort’s time in prison from now on would total a little more than three years,” crime reporter Shimon Prokupecz tweeted on Thursday evening.